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We now have a policy with TVNZ for titles they own and have rights to. As part of our relationship we have been able to access the TVNZ archives. This week I managed to get a sneak peak of some of the titles we have been looking for. It is such an amazing facility at Avalon and their researchers got together a great collection of work for us to assess from our wish list.
Some of the classic shows we are seeking also feature on TVNZ On Demand – NZ On Screen will present a different context around each show with profiles of key cast and crew and discuss their significance to screen history in NZ.
As we seek to clear rights for use from producers, musicians and all the other people who have an interest in work from the past, we are discovering that each title has a life of its own. It’s a massive project, but as we start to uncover some little gems, it results in some great surprises and magic moments along the way.
Right now the NZ On Screen team is totally focussed on content acquisition. The site has been designed and developed and now a lot of content needs to be pulled together for launch! This means digitising film and television programmes – which is happening at the Film Archive and at the Dub Shop – as well as researching, finding photographs, and writing perspectives and profiles for key cast and crew.
We will put nothing online that does not have copyright clearance. This is a massive undertaking for the Rights and Legal team (Kim Baker and Catherine Juniot) who are chasing producers and copyright holders all over the country to get titles cleared.
NZ On Screen’s intrepid travelling “Rights coordinator and industry liaison” person Kim Baker met up with expat kiwi filmmaker Roger Donaldson in Los Angeles last weekend to show him the NZ On Screen site in development and to talk about his work. The meeting went well – stay tuned for more details!
Meanwhile Kim is on her way to Cannes to do some work with the NZ Film Commission – we look forward to more reports!
